Portugal country information

Common names: Asvião, Língua
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Tagus estuary (Ref. 51031).
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Thiel, R., H. Cabral and M.J. Costa, 2003
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Céteau, Acedía, Acedia, ... more

Main reference

Desoutter, M. 1990. (Ref. 5304)
References | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4710); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999)

Length at first maturity
L_m 17.1, range 17 - 19.9 cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 460 m (Ref. 5304), usually 10 - 150 m (Ref. 31498)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 47°N - 35°S, 19°W - 36°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 81-90; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 65 - 77; Vertebrae: 43 - 45. Brownish grey with small dark spots; pectorals blackish with pale margin (Ref. 3200).

Inhabits mainly sandy or sand-mud bottoms (Ref. 27121). Feeds on a wide range of small bottom-living organisms, mainly crustaceans, polychaete worms, bivalve mollusks, etc. (Ref. 4710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27121.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.3 ±0.49 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.38-0.47)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Dicologlossa cuneata (Moreau, 1881)